The problem is that the Constitution remains revered. A system designed to distrust power now entrenches it, protects it from accountability, and makes reform so arduous that stagnation and decay are inevitable
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The problem is that the Constitution remains revered. A system designed to distrust power now entrenches it, protects it from accountability, and makes reform so arduous that stagnation and decay are inevitable
The presidency can be won while losing the popular vote because of the Electoral College. This is not an accident or a bug; it is a deliberate eighteenth century compromise that entrenches minority rule.
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The presidency can be won while losing the popular vote because of the Electoral College. This is not an accident or a bug; it is a deliberate eighteenth century compromise that entrenches minority rule.
The Constitution is obsessed with limiting government but is largely indifferent to outcomes. There is little constitutional commitment to administrative effectiveness. The system incentivises obstruction rather than governance.
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The Constitution is obsessed with limiting government but is largely indifferent to outcomes. There is little constitutional commitment to administrative effectiveness. The system incentivises obstruction rather than governance.
Judicial supremacy compounds the problem. Nine unelected justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointed for life and insulated from democratic correction, now determine the meaning of vague eighteenth century language on abortion, voting rights, campaign finance, and executive power.
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Judicial supremacy compounds the problem. Nine unelected justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointed for life and insulated from democratic correction, now determine the meaning of vague eighteenth century language on abortion, voting rights, campaign finance, and executive power.
The Bill of Rights contains principles that seem laudable but are deeply problematic. The Second Amendment, for example, has produced gun laws that would be politically unthinkable in any other developed democracy. The Constitution offers no realistic mechanism for change, despite a clear need
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The Bill of Rights contains principles that seem laudable but are deeply problematic. The Second Amendment, for example, has produced gun laws that would be politically unthinkable in any other developed democracy. The Constitution offers no realistic mechanism for change, despite a clear need
The US Constitution was created in good faith, but it was drafted for a small agrarian republic of about 4 million people, not a continental superpower of more than 330 million. Outdated compromises are treated as sacred text, even when they plainly no longer serve a modern society.
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The US Constitution was created in good faith, but it was drafted for a small agrarian republic of about 4 million people, not a continental superpower of more than 330 million. Outdated compromises are treated as sacred text, even when they plainly no longer serve a modern society.
This May 2014 editorial in The Sun about Nigel Farage said is not racist" to worry about the scale of immigration but it is "racist" to smear Romanians to say you wouldn't want to live next door to a Romanian & "you know the difference" [between a German and a Romanian neigbour]
August 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This May 2014 editorial in The Sun about Nigel Farage said is not racist" to worry about the scale of immigration but it is "racist" to smear Romanians to say you wouldn't want to live next door to a Romanian & "you know the difference" [between a German and a Romanian neigbour]
So the question is simple: if the checks were properly done, where’s the evidence Ferrari had the means to pay cash? Transparency matters when a politician’s partner buys his constituency home.
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
So the question is simple: if the checks were properly done, where’s the evidence Ferrari had the means to pay cash? Transparency matters when a politician’s partner buys his constituency home.
By law, her conveyancing solicitor had to check the source of funds under anti-money laundering rules. That means bank statements, inheritance papers, sale contracts etc. This isn’t optional.
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
By law, her conveyancing solicitor had to check the source of funds under anti-money laundering rules. That means bank statements, inheritance papers, sale contracts etc. This isn’t optional.
When a property is bought in the UK, there are mandatory checks under anti-money laundering (AML) and source of funds regulations. For a cash purchase of nearly £900,000, those checks should have been particularly robust.
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
When a property is bought in the UK, there are mandatory checks under anti-money laundering (AML) and source of funds regulations. For a cash purchase of nearly £900,000, those checks should have been particularly robust.